History | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1835 | Act of incorporation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1838 | First train ran | ||||||||||||||||||||
1869–92 | 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge changed to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||
1903 | Start of road motor services | ||||||||||||||||||||
1923 | Keeps identity though the Grouping | ||||||||||||||||||||
1935 | Centenary | ||||||||||||||||||||
1948 | Nationalised | ||||||||||||||||||||
Successor organisation | |||||||||||||||||||||
1948 | British Rail, Western Region | ||||||||||||||||||||
Key locations | |||||||||||||||||||||
Headquarters | Paddington station, London | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | England; Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
Workshops | Swindon Wolverhampton | ||||||||||||||||||||
Major stations | Birmingham Snow Hill Bristol Temple Meads Cardiff General London Paddington Reading General | ||||||||||||||||||||
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